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White Person to White Person? Youre Doing It Wrong

Before you talk to your black neighbor about violence and hatred, consider this. Read more...

Post Office could lose power to prosecute staff

The British Criminal Cases Review Commission has serious concerns after hundreds of postmasters may have been wrongfully convicted for theft, fraud and false accounting. Read more...

Keighley postwoman SHOT in the face with airgun while on duty

The postwoman was blasted by a sniper with a powerful airgun while making deliveries to Spring Bank Rise in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and was rushed to hospital with facial injuries. Read more...

In Brazil, the elderly and loved ones reunite, with a little ingenuity

Dirce Villas Boas, a 93-year-old resident of a nursing home in western Sao Paulo, had gone 70 days without seeing her daughter until this weekend, when the pair hugged and danced together in an... Read more...

W.H.O. Finally Endorses Masks to Prevent Coronavirus Transmission

The agency had been opposed to public use of masks, even after governments worldwide had recommended them. Read more...

Love Island Australia cast and villa revealed ahead of its UK launch

Leading the lineup are a hunky footballer, a naughty nurse, a feisty animal handler and a former beauty queen, all on a mission to find love in the famous Mallorcan villa. Read more...

Judge Denies Bernie Madoffs Request for Early Release

The Ponzi scheme mastermind will probably die in prison after a judge rejected his request, which he made after learning he has kidney disease. Read more...

Bought enough toilet paper? Check this online calculator

Worried about whether you have enough toilet paper for the coronavirus lockdown? A German website can tell you how long your supply will last. Read more...

Father and daughter plucked from China river after he tried to commit suicide

Laura Muir sets her sights on gold at World Championships in Doha

Mystery has surrounded the extent of the injury she suffered while racing in London in July, but her coach Andy Young confirmed yesterday it was a 'proper tear', but the Brit is competing this week. Read more...

Love Island Australia cast and villa revealed ahead of its UK launch

Leading the lineup are a hunky footballer, a naughty nurse, a feisty animal handler and a former beauty queen, all on a mission to find love in the famous Mallorcan villa. Read more...

Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions Will Wait Till Next Year

The board of directors for the Hall decided on Wednesday that the threat of the coronavirus would make it impossible to hold the ceremony as planned in late July. Read more...

Graduates pose for pictures at the Lincoln Memorial as soldiers look on in surreal scene

Graduates from two high schools gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC on Friday for a surreal photo celebration, with troops from the National Guard looking on. Read more...

Lizo Mzimba

An article on 29 October 2009 reported allegations made by a student website that BBC correspondent Lizo Mzimba had behaved in a drunken and inappropriate manner while researching a documentary about Cambridge University and that he had been humiliated by students as a result. We accept that Mr Mzimba has never worked on such a documentary, did not behave in a drunk or inappropriate manner and was not humiliated as claimed. We apologise for the distress and embarrassment caused. Read more...

First-Time Gun Owners at Risk for Suicide, Major Study Confirms

Men were eight times as likely to kill themselves by gunshot than non-owners. Women were 35 times as likely. Read more...

Building a New Sanctuary on Long Island for Culture Lovers

In Sag Harbor, April Gornik and Eric Fischl are converting a former church into a community arts center. Read more...